Category Archives: medical ethics

Myth 18: Proposed health care reform will not hasten the death of seniors, cancer patients, and disabled persons.

Posted on August 27, 2009 by admin

The phrase “death panel” does not actually occur in any of the proposed “health care reform” bills. MoveOn.org has seized on Sarah Palin’s characterization of the outcome of “reform” in its mass email piece entitled “Top Five Health Care Reform … Continue reading →

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Medical civil liberties threatened by rollback of Provider Conscience Clause

Posted on March 17, 2009 by admin

Just at the deadline for responding to the AAPS action to intervene in lawsuits challenging the Provider Conscience Clause, the Obama Administration started rulemaking to rescind the Clause completely. This signals the intention of the Administration to refuse to enforce … Continue reading →

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Is freedom of conscience at risk?

Posted on September 4, 2008 by admin

The Bush Administration has proposed a rule that would deny federal funding to medical facilities that discriminate against employees who choose not to provide services they deem to be morally wrong—such as performing abortions or making abortion referrals. Unlike rules … Continue reading →

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Should the “dead donor” rule be rescinded?

Posted on August 16, 2008 by admin

At Children’s Hospital in Denver, three babies recently had successful heart transplants from neurologically damaged donors who were not brain dead. The donors were removed from the ventilator in the operating suite, and their hearts were harvested within minutes after … Continue reading →

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Sex-selective abortions punished in India; coming to America

Posted on August 4, 2008 by admin

On June 19, a physician caught in the act of performing a sex-selection abortion was arrested in a town near New Delhi and remanded into judicial custody for 14 days, along with the woman’s husband. They were charged with violating … Continue reading →

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Top hospitals typically disregard brain-death guidelines

Posted on January 7, 2008 by admin

 Many highly regarded hospitals in the U.S. routinely diagnose brain death without following the guidelines promulgated in 1995 by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), according to a survey presented at the American Neurological Association (ANA) annual meeting (Kurt Samson, … Continue reading →

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New life for sale: $3 billion human egg industry booms

Posted on January 3, 2008 by admin

There’s a new kind of brokerage firm in our brave new world: agencies that assemble databases of young women and market their eggs to customers who want a baby and can’t produce one themselves. Some offer photographs and information about … Continue reading →

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